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Letter, from Hermann Schlagintweit to Sir John Herschel, dated at Jermyn St.

Reference number: HS/15/353

Date: 5 June 1858

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends vol. 4 of [Alexander von] Humboldt's Cosmos. Would like to share information gathered in India.

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HS/15/353
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5 June 1858
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Hermann Sakünlünski Schlagintweit

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Hermann Sakünlünski Schlagintweit, Letter, from Hermann Schlagintweit to Sir John Herschel, dated at Jermyn St., 5 June 1858, HS/15/353, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_353/letter-from-hermann-schlagintweit-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-jermyn-st, accessed on 19 August 2026

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